The formation of the mineral dolomite is still puzzling scientists. Researchers have now shown that bacteria can facilitate the formation of dolomite. The study has been published online in the ...

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Dolomite mountains: the Cristallo massif in the Italian Alps contains large quantities of dolomite. (Courtesy: kallerna/CC BY-SA 4.0) Dolomite is one of the most abundant carbonate minerals on Earth, ...

For the past two centuries, scientists have struggled to replicate a common mineral in the laboratory under conditions believed to mimic its natural formation. However, a breakthrough has been ...

The Dolomites are about 250 millions years old and are composed mainly of sedimentary rocks and limestone. Today, we can hardly imagine that once the mighty mountains were an enormous coral reef, ...

Dolomite has been notoriously impossible to replicate in a lab because of recurring defects in mineral layers—but not anymore.

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

Unexplained mountains are always disconcerting for geologists. But for certain sludge-dwelling bacteria, making dolomite is no problem at all. There was a time when Earth made dolomite in great piles- ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Western Michigan University is leading efforts at multiple universities to better understand the composition of ancient rocks, specifically dolomite. Dr. Stephen Kaczmarek, associate ...

Not only in the Dolomites, but throughout the world dolomite is quite common. More than 90 percent of dolomite is made up of the mineral dolomite. It was first described scientifically in the 18th ...